Hands-On: NEW Precision Matthews PM-728VT Precision Bench Mill

Here it is! Hands-on with the new-for-2020 Precision Matthews PM-728VT Ultra-Precision Bench Mill! In this video I cover uncrating, setup, overview, and demos of drilling, end milling operations, and face milling.

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[alanb]

Excellent. I bought one of these a few months ago. It has been excellent. They will soon have a CNC kit for it with the ballscrews and motor mounts that will make it much easier to convert this unit. I'm looking forward to that. It is 120V so easy to power. It's a bit heavy so be prepared to move it safely and bolt it down. If you don't know how to use a milling machine there are lots of training videos on the net, get a machine and get started.

[Texas_Radical]

wow, there sure is alot of haters in the comments. 1 if you need a "professional" mill, you are probably in the less than 1% range this is a hobby mill not a $60, 000 unit that needs 3 phase. 2 if you shreek at $3000 for a mill, you need to visit Harbor freight. $3-6k for a quality "hobby"/home mill is very affordable. Great vid Gavin, I just ordered my PM-932V should be here this week. keep up the good work.

[Blacksmith]

looks nice milling alu. but how good does it mill steel..?

[ronwilken]

Would have been useful to see how you extracted it from the double stacked pallets and onto the stand.
Will the stand lend itself to having a few drawers installed for localised tooling?

[chowtownpiper]

Hey Gavin since you have the knee mill you should do a cnc conversion on it

[attackhelicopter]

This is what I been needing a small mill that I can fit in the house. I'm buying one. Thanks Gavin

[MrKing]

for finishing 1911 frames. would you recommend this over a pm940 or a full size mill?

[yota]

I know this is a year old show but is the 1hp motor enough to do most work?

[fiorevitola]

We see how it cuts Aluminum but that's hobby material, how does it work on steel or Stainless?

[imkindofabigdeal]

Does the black cap on top of the pulley / spindle access cover come off and expose the draw bar nut?

[taxicamel]

OK ...now for the reality check. I bought a Precision Matthews mill predecessor within the last ten years ....and they no longer support it. The quill locking lever wore out very quickly ...because it was a piece of junk. Matthews were very sad they could not help me with a replacement part. I now wonder what else they can't help me with.
My machine is an excellent machine which is in most part, the same "basic" machine ...excluding the spindle design. I have fully geared spindle ....meaning I have fully motor torque at the spindle in ALL speed ranges. THIS machine will NOT have fully motor torque why there are TWO speed ranges.

Also, there was mention at 2:44 something about a "fine downfeed control" which was NOT "demonstrated". I don't see it ...as a matter of fact, I would suggest this machine does NOT have any power downfeed ....which is a very serious missing feature.

One great feature on this machine is the central lubrication system.
Second great feature is the digital readout on the quill travel.
The third great feature is they have immensely improved the head raise/lower mechanism. Previously had a very poor design that had a very large handle to overcome the effort required to physically raise and lower the head. This "new" design appears to use a "ball-screw" design. I made a gear-reduced system that will take a drill chuck, making it a "powered rise/lower" system.

RECOMMENDATION: DO NOT BUY ANY MILLING MACHINE, LIKE THIS, WITHOUT A POWERFEED!!!! Also, do NOT purchase any mill without a 3-axis DRO system. By today's standards, these are very inexpensive today's hobbyist ...who is NOT a machinist ...will make actual machining far easier to make almost any part. And lastly, a Vertical/Horizontal rotary table, at least 6".

Expect to spend more money on cutting tools ....a lot more money.

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[jaycarva]

Would like to see more content with this machine. I’ve been eyeballing it since PM released it.

[ssswdon]

Let me tell my wife, u need to park in the driveway because I need space for a new toy.

[jhawker]

Just curious ... You have a PM-949TV mill already so are you going to use this as a cnc conversion mill?

[Bizill]

10:17 mark you don't have the hand chuck tightened enough. Bit slides up the jaws. Great machine, love PM.

[duggydo]

Not a bad option for occasional work. I like that it's 110 power. Even if it was 220 that wouldn't be bad.

[avj]

How did you lift the machine onto its stand?

[wayne-oo]

You need to give us a tour of your shop !!!!

[perchowski]

Just got one of these with DRO a few months ago! Went with PM 728 specifically because it was made in Taiwan instead of China. Havent had any issues so probably a good choice!
I'm new to machining so no idea about how good it is and have nothing to compare it to, , but it definitely works and machines a smooth finish!
Trying to figure out what end mills to get as well as a facemill, any suggestions that won't break the bank is much appreciated!
Was considering the Grizzly facemill or possibly the Glacern 2.5IN 1 piece R8 face mill. Couldn't believe how much end mills cost though! 😳

[davidhirsch]

I have this machine as well. When I extend the quill to it's max depth of 3" I start getting vibration and noise in the head. Do this happen on your machine? Thanks!